Nevada County picayune., 1887-03-23
THE SMITH RAILROAD BILL.
Text of the Bill as it Passed the
 House Friday.
And as ii Will Stand Upon the Statutes When
 Signed by the Governor

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 vent unjust discrimination and exorbtant
 charges by railroads. and to prevent their
 consolidation with or leasing or purchas-
 ing anv other parallel or competing line oi
 railroad, and to pre-. cnt officers from act
 ing at the same time IS officers of two
 such railroads. and to prevent tLc presI
 dent ur other officer or agent or empluye of
 my railroad company from being intcrest-
 cd in furnishing supplies to the same or
 making any arrangements atordinS nm
 better term. than that accorded to the
 public, and to prevent discrimination be-
 tween transportation companies and indi'
 viduals, ard to prevent preference III fur
 nishing cars or motive power.
 Be it enacted by the general as-
 seubly of the state of Arkansas:
 Section 1. All individuals, as sociatiuns and corporations shall have equal rights to have persons and property transported over railroads ln this state, and no un, just or undue discrimination shall be made in charges for, or in facill- ties for transportation of freight or passengers within the state. Per sons and property transported over any railroad shall be delivered at any station at charges not exceed ing the charges for transportation of persons and property of the same class in the same direction to any more distant station, but excursions and communication tick :. cts may be issued at special rates.
 See. ?. No railroad, or the les sees, purchasers or managers of any railroad, shall consolidate the stock, property or franchises of such corporation with, or lease or purchase the works or franchises of, or in any way control any oth- CT railroad owning or having un- der it's control a parallel or com, peting line, nor shall any officer of such railroad act as an officer of any other railroad owning or hay ing control of d parallel or compet- ing line; and in all cases under this act. The question whether railroads are parallel or competing lines shall, when demanded by eith- CT party, be decided by a jury.
 Sec. 3. No president, director, officer, agent or employe of any railroad shall be interested, direct. ly or indirectly, in the furnishing of materials or supplies to such railroad or in the business of trans portatiOn as common carrier of freight or passenger over the work owned, leased, controlled or work ed by such railroad, nor in any ar rangement which shall afford more advantageous terms or greater ia cilities than are offered or accord. ed to the public. And all contracts aud arrangements in violation ot this section shall be void.
 Sec. f. No discrimination in char ges or facilities for transportation shall be made between transporta' tion companies aud individuals. or in favor of either by abatement, drawback or otherwise, and no railroad or any lessee, manager or employe thereof shall make any preferences in furnishing cars of motive power. Nor shall any railroad charge or collect from any come cting railroad for transport ing freight received from such con meeting railroad to points OF it's line any greater rate or charge, than such connecting road charges upon like freigats originating at the points of junction to the same destination.
 Sec. ,. That it shall be unlawful for any railroad in this state 10 make or enter into any contract, agreement or combination. directly or indirectly, with any other par allel or competing line of railroad for pooling of freight, or to pool the freight of different railroads or lines, by dividing between them the gross or net earnings of such railroads, or any part thereof, or by eauallzing, evening up, or divid- ing the property or passengers car ried by said railroads; and in any case of pooling of freight as afore- said, each day of its continuance shall constitute separate Otfense. But nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent any per son or corporation operating a railroad in this state from issuing, or selling at reduced rates, immi- grant, excursion or communication tickets. or from carrying free, or at reduced rates, any property for schools. churches, fairs, exhlbi- tions, or charitable institutions, or for the state. or the United States, or any of the United States.
 Sec. 6. It shall he unlawful for any railroad in this state to enter into any contract or agreement. by changes of scnedule, use of diff ferent cars, or any means or Ge. vice, with intent to delay or pre-. vent the shipment of property from being continuous from the place of shipment to the place of destin, ation, whether carried on one or more railroads.
 Sec. [. That all railroad corpo- ration in this state shall and are hereby required to keep posted up at every depot freight office under the control of, or used by. any such railroad corporation, in n conspic- uOus place therein, plainly and leg. ibly printed schdeules. which shall state: